01-19-2021, 09:01 PM
(01-19-2021, 07:38 PM)dirkfansince1998 Wrote: In the summer this would have been an overpay. Right now it probably isn´t enough.
You made a great example of Mavs options. As they don't have near enough assets to go after best "surefire" options like Beal or other disgruntled star that might appear on the market, they will have to take educated risks with guys that are "damaged goods" to a certain extent. This includes overpaid guys (Tobias), injury proned guys (like KP), dominantly one way guys (LaVine), guys who performed better in the past but are underperforming at the moment (Oladipo in the bubble) or guys that we believe have potential but didn't show it yet (Bagley
). The price for such a guy fluctuates based on where he is. Randle is a perfect example - he would be likely very cheap in the summer. He is not cheap now after a good start of the season. Same goes for Oladipo, LaVine and many others. Might be Mavs don't have assets for them when they are playing well. So we should start looking for potential stars that are underperforming based on their contracts or expectations. I think we desperately need an upgrade but I totally agree it makes no sense to pay remaining assets for someone who is perhaps just on a hot streak. We should more likely be looking at players that are underperforming at the moment. As strange as it may sound